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The riot in the Angarsk colony is one of the largest, but far from the first. Why are convicts riot in Russian prisons

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On April 9, several prisoners of maximum security colonies in Angarsk of the Irkutsk region cut their veins, protesting against the actions of the administration.They arranged a rebellion - set fire to several outbuildings and the duty unit. The riots lasted about a day.

The FSIN special forces were introduced into the colony, which, according to human rights activists and eyewitnesses, harshly suppressed the uprising, applying gross power to the prisoners - they were beaten and poisoned ) dogs . According to official figures, one person died ). The FSIN does not call the number of victims and dead.

In the new episode “What happened”, a member of the PMC of the Irkutsk region Oleg Antipenko tells what he saw in the colony. And the junior researcher at the Institute of Law Problems at the European University in St. Petersburg Ksenia Runova and the correspondent of the Medusa investigation department Maxim Solopov-about how the FSIN fights thieves, but instead of the former creates new ones.

This Friday, April 17, the guest of the Podkasta “What happened” will become the HR specialist Alena Vladimir. How to find a new job if you lost it? How to cope with the remote and not stay at home later, after quarantine? How not just to stay at work during the crisis, but also to climb the career ladder? Send questions to the postcasts@meduza.io mail and in telegram @Meduzalovesyou with a note "Alena Vladimir, for work." You can also leave comments under this post on Facebook. We are waiting for letters and messages until Thursday evening.

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Presenter - Vladislav Gorin

Producers - Natalia Kondrashova, Alexander Sadikov

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